[This poem is published on Bindweed Magazine, ISBN: 978-1-326-72583-9, Copyright (C) 2016 The Authors] Her Legs I wish I could be able to pay attention to her words Without being constantly distracted by her legs, Being obsessed with the smoothness of her curves. I see the thighs down to the ankles Look like continuous poles with…
Novel for free
A gift was received but never opened, a salary check was given but never cashed, a song was recorded but never played and a book was written but never published. All are the pursuits that were never found, flowers that never bloomed… “A round of drinks for the ladies” The boys planted and the girls…
A sandwich: Two walls of bread colliding against each other, a peaceful slice of soft cheese in between to keep them from smashing against each other. Two sets of teeth colliding against each other, a peaceful piece of a sandwich chewed to keep them from smashing against each other. A sandwich is made and then…
Where the heart is
The love one feels when one enters home cannot be compared to a thousand Valentine wishes. The warmth one feels when one enters home cannot be cooled down by even a thousand fridges. The hug one gets from a loving sister cannot be compared to a thousand kisses. The sense of belonging can numb a…
I told myself
I told myself that I need to go to Gauteng. Where everything comes with a bang, Tall buildings that yearn to reach the sky, Cars so posh you’d swear they would fly. Where soil produces gold, Where wine is shared by young and old, Where trees sparkle with red stars on Christmas, Where dreams are…
Getting close finish line
21 days later: I have managed to write 15 different poems and 17 chapters of my novel. My initial plan was to write 30 poems and a whole novel in 30 days. Looking at the rate I am going, I still believe I can make it. Though it is a little hard to measure because one…
The Prayer
[This poem is published on Bindweed Magazine, ISBN: 978-1-326-72583-9, Copyright (C) 2016 The Authors] Gods of literature, Diviners of expression, Ancestors of creation Consent my rod of chance with a leak of your heavenly blood. Bleed through my rod to my youthful pages As I go through experiences of stages. Compress my spirit until all the…
Definition of self
Now and again I sense the pain Of having a pair of conflicting brains. I love as I hate, I terminate as I sustain. I try to keep up but I press myself down Conflicting like a fake smile on a face of a sad clown. Like a sudden sun on a sky full of…
King Tobacco
More often than not a slave hates his dictator But these seem to worship you as king their protector. Tobacco, King-size, for I die is thy Kingdom The kingdom that rips away my freedom Freedom to health and hygiene Burned up like patrol on a car engine. Oh, King Tobacco! You provide a gold lining…
An extract from my novel
In Chapter 10 A blossoming rose has petals twirling as it grows, the stem of a rose twirls as it grows to emit branches where love is celebrated. The red carpeted steps mimicked the beauty of this rose, except that the branch emitted was the party room where lust was celebrated. She was back on…
Jesus, Mandela, mother and father
Unused Freedoms He died on the cross and we were cleansed for eternity Yet we are still gross and won’t be blessed with prosperity. Unless we walk in shoes, dish his diet and eat his stews, We shall burn in hell, with misery, agony and torment. His death will be a wasted life on an…
This day I smile
There she strolls between parties’ of pink and blue. Dressed in the vein of an angel, Walking like she has levers connecting the alternating movements Of her hips with each step she takes. Click, click is the sound produced by her pencil shoes. Pink approaches with her eyes glued to her most desire, Her eyes…
I Am a Pregnant Man 